Living in Cologny

The foreign population count was 2,163 at the end of 2024. Cologny had a population of 6,027 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population6,027people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,346EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent22.15EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Recorded crime9,922incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 13% belowOfficial source · Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — canton de Genève

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Cologny?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Cologny.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	22.15 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)³Official · regional context

Is Cologny a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker69%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 59–79%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–79%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–55%

Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 29–49%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,329 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 22.15 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

35.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,163 of 6,027 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,346 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Cologny?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€4,688of €6,144 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,144
Rent, 60 m²€22.15/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €1,329
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€4,688

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Cologny Salary needed to live in Cologny

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cologny. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cologny. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesCologny highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,922 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — canton de Genève¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cologny. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

5°-1°

7°-1°

12°2°

16°5°

20°9°

24°13°

27°15°

26°14°

21°11°

16°7°

9°3°

6°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

161

187

212

246

269

242

184

116

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.1 · Feb 7 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 15.9 · May 20.1 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 10.5 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.6 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 72.8 · Feb 55.9 · Mar 62.1 · Apr 67.1 · May 78.5 · Jun 83.2 · Jul 79.2 · Aug 81.2 · Sep 90.7 · Oct 96.5 · Nov 88.6 · Dec 89.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 60.9 · Feb 95.9 · Mar 161.2 · Apr 186.6 · May 212 · Jun 245.8 · Jul 269.2 · Aug 241.6 · Sep 184 · Oct 116.3 · Nov 65.4 · Dec 48 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport64.1%
Foreign residents35.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	567.7 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁶Official
City area	3.7 km²	2020	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².²Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	26 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	2,163 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹²Official
Non-permanent residents	26 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Population density	1,629 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2020; area observed_at=2020).²Official
Population	6,027 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁸Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Swiss permanent residents	3,864 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official

International community in Cologny

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	40	100.0%
Abroad	40	100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	6,147	100.0%
Abroad	3,327	54.1%
In Switzerland	2,820	45.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	40	100.0%
France	8	20.0%
Italy	5	12.5%
Saudi Arabia	5	12.5%
Germany	4	10.0%
Belgium	2	5.0%
Ukraine	2	5.0%
Philippines	2	5.0%
United Kingdom	1	2.5%
Poland	1	2.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Portugal	1	2.5%
Romania	1	2.5%
Spain	1	2.5%
Russia	1	2.5%
Argentina	1	2.5%
United States	1	2.5%
India	1	2.5%
Jordan	1	2.5%
Singapore	1	2.5%
Australia	1	2.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Alternatives for people set on Cologny

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Collonge-Bellerive as a Cologny alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,549 Collonge-Bellerive vs 9,922 Cologny−34%
Residents: 8,643 Collonge-Bellerive vs 6,027 Cologny+43%
Rent: €22.15/m² Collonge-Bellerive vs €22.15/m² Colognysame level
Median gross pay, region: €7,346 Collonge-Bellerive vs €7,346 Colognysame level

Full comparison More about Collonge-Bellerive

Luzern as a Cologny alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 187 km, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 6,027 Cologny+1331%
Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €22.15/m² (2024) Colognyno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 9,922 Colognyno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,346 Colognysame level

Full comparison More about Luzern

Cities near Cologny

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Geneva Commuting Zone · 3.2 km away

Rent: 26.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31

Chêne-Bourg 2.4 km away

Rent: 24.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31

Thônex 3.2 km away

Rent: 23.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31

Chêne-Bougeries 3.7 km away

Rent: 22.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31

Ambilly France · 4.0 km away

Rent: 21.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Gaillard France · 4.0 km away

Rent: 17.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Annemasse France · 4.7 km away

Rent: 20.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Cologny, nearest in population first.

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Villeneuve (VD)6,039 residents Dagmersellen6,004 residents Laufen6,054 residents Root6,064 residents Uetendorf6,067 residents Vechigen5,982 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cologny under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Cologny's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Cologny part of Geneva?

Cologny is in the published commuting zone of Geneva; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Geneva city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁹

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Cologny?

Average net cold rent is 22.15 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,550 a month before utilities. Source: Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton).

What is the typical salary around Cologny?

The median gross salary is 7,346 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How safe is Cologny?

Police recorded 9,922 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — canton de Genève.

How many people live in Cologny?

The published population is 6,027 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Cologny?

2,163 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Cologny a good place to live?

Cologny may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Cologny part of Geneva?

Cologny is in the published commuting zone of Geneva; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Cologny?

Geneva, Chêne-Bourg, Thônex, Chêne-Bougeries, Collonge-Bellerive are near Cologny. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Cologny?

The official country of birth distribution records 40 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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